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Harold Larwood

Did Haydon Smith really fake his dismissal to escape Harold Larwood?

Did Haydon Smith really fake his dismissal to escape Harold Larwood?
IST 07 August 2017 •1:21 PM IST
The L’s: Style and substance with bat, absolute brilliance with ball

The L’s: Style and substance with bat, absolute brilliance with ball
30 June 2017 •8:00 AM IST
Stan McCabe: 3 masterpieces and 14 life facts of the belligerent buccaneer

Stan McCabe: 3 masterpieces and 14 life facts of the belligerent buccaneer
16 July 2016 •2:30 PM IST
England vs Sri Lanka: A cricketing thread that stretches as far back as the Ashes

England vs Sri Lanka: A cricketing thread that stretches as far back as the Ashes
19 May 2016 •7:15 AM IST
15 iconic quotes on Jack Hobbs

15 iconic quotes on Jack Hobbs
16 December 2015 •7:05 PM IST

Harold Larwood News

Harold Larwood knocks Joginder Singh’s turban off

Harold Larwood knocks Joginder Singh’s turban off

The Indians, during their 1932 tour of England, were up against Nottinghamshire.

13 May 2015 •8:16 PM IST
11 quotes by legends expressing their love for cricket

11 quotes by legends expressing their love for cricket

11 quotes by legends expressing their love for cricket because 'eventually it is a game of cricket'.

16 March 2015 •12:33 PM IST
Douglas Jardine had ‘friends’ in Australia!

Douglas Jardine had ‘friends’ in Australia!

The tactics against the Australian batsmen saw English bowlers pitch the ball short in line of the leg-stump and got the ball to rise awkwardly.

03 February 2015 •1:25 PM IST
Harold Larwood has a daughter: Hampshire pays price

Harold Larwood has a daughter: Hampshire pays price

Harold Larwood, never one to lose focus during a match, was found reading the piece of paper during a match. A bemused Arthur Carr ran from the slips.

02 December 2014 •5:05 AM IST
The wrath of Harold Larwood

The wrath of Harold Larwood

Harold Larwood was relaxing in a village green, watching a cricket match being played. The players did not know who he was. The visitors were a man short and the captain asked him whether he could play. Larwood said he could play a bit. He was made to field at long on at both ends....

20 November 2014 •10:20 PM IST
Harold Larwood: 21 lesser-known things about the Bodyline terror

Harold Larwood: 21 lesser-known things about the Bodyline terror

He was fast, ruthless, fuming, and on most days, unstoppable.He was, in other words, Harold Larwood. And to think of it, he was nicknamed “Lol”. Few sights could have been less funny than facing a rampant Larwood.

14 November 2014 •4:25 PM IST
Charles Kortright’s response: one could not have batted against both Larwood and me

Charles Kortright’s response: one could not have batted against both Larwood and me

Whether Charles Kortright was quicker than Harold Larwood remains a matter of debate.

14 October 2014 •7:30 AM IST
The wrong English bastard!

The wrong English bastard!

Vic Richardson's comment after Douglas Jardine visited the Australian dressing-room demanding an apology for an Australian calling Harold Larwood a bastard.

09 October 2014 •7:42 AM IST
Bodyline — when the most reassuring words began with ‘f’

Bodyline — when the most reassuring words began with ‘f’

The Bodyline series of 1932-33 was a harrowing experience for one Gilbert Mant

28 September 2014 •6:38 AM IST
The Robin Hoods of Nottingham

The Robin Hoods of Nottingham

Abhishek Mukherjee takes a trip down memory lane to re-live the Nottinghamshire pace tradition.

11 July 2014 •7:14 PM IST

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